portugal

Fish Fun in Portugal from Oregano ^Pro 436 days old

Like last year, a fun feature of our holiday in Portugal has been taking advantage of excellent fresh fish. I also know more of the Portuguese names ...

Street grilling in Peniche from Oregano ^Pro 438 days old

[ ... ] perfect and Portugal certainly has some faults it was refreshing to see that people grill their lunch in the street without fear. Without fear ...

Seaside Snails & Other Dishes at Algamar Grill from Oregano ^Pro 438 days old

During our stay in Baleal, Portugal, we have visited the Algamar Grill twice - once on our arrival day for a late lunch as we awaited our villa to be ...

Restaurant Review: Restaurante Popular, Peniche, Portugal from Oregano ^Pro 439 days old

We decided to revisit the Restaurante Popular this year in Peniche, Portugal with the family. The restaurant which last year had a lot of the tables ...

Lunch in Lisbon from Oregano ^Pro 440 days old

The other day we had our first look at the centre of Lisbon. We had walked down from the Moorish Castle and were going down Rua de Santo Antonio de Sé. ...

Fish Mystery Solved from Oregano ^Pro 794 days old

In an earlier posting I said that I was confused by the identity of peixe espada. Thanks to Wikipedia I have solved it. Peixe espada seems like it would ...

Review of Restaurante Popular, Peniche, Portugal from Oregano ^Pro 799 days old

[ ... ] that in Portugal there is the practice of couvert at the beginning of a meal. It is common to place little dishes on the table - in this case ...

Food Shopping in Loures from Oregano ^Pro 800 days old

[ ... ] though in Portugal I felt a real ignoramus as a lot of the fish were unknown to me. The picture above shows familiar fish like trout, sea trout ...

Deep Fried Squid from Oregano ^Pro 801 days old

[ ... ] topping up.   Since we were in Portugal we thought that a fiery dip would be appropriate. It was 8 parts tomato ketchup to one part piri-piri.

Peniche Food Market from Oregano ^Pro 803 days old

I found out that there was a food market open until about 13:00 every day in Peniche. I looked for it and at first came across a bunch of farmers selling ...